signal rocket
Example Sentences
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From the bridge a signal rocket soared, hissing.
From The False Faces Further Adventures from the History of the Lone Wolf by Vance, Louis Joseph
We'll shoot the end of the cable down by signal rocket, out in the lowlands, and stop the winch when we've made contact, long enough to attach the rest of the cargo to the cable.
From Atom Drive by Fontenay, Charles Louis
Small had charge of the signal rocket, which the captain had, however, determined not to let off, unless they were first discovered by the pirates.
From The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea by Tilney, F.C.
Telephone wires were broken immediately, but the "S.O.S." was sent by signal rocket and power buzzer, and our artillery and machine guns replied at once.
From The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914 - 1919 History of the 1/8th Battalion by Weetman, W. C. C.
Presently, while the two waited, a signal rocket came blazing out of the east, swept a wide curve in the sky, and dropped out of sight.
From Boy Scouts in Mexico; or on Guard with Uncle Sam by Ralphson, G. Harvey (George Harvey)
